Maryland, West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/03/2026 17:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 8:20PM EDT until September 3 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 3, 2026 - 5:20pm
Expires: 
September 3, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Washington County in north central Maryland... Northeastern Allegany County in western Maryland... Northern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 820 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Breezewood to 6 miles northwest of Inglesmith to near Lake Gordon, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles. * Locations impacted include... Hancock, Berkeley Springs, Great Cacapon, Flintstone, Pecktonville, Big Pool, Little Orleans, Johnsons Mill, Cherry Run, Pleasant Valley, Lineburg, Valley View, Spohrs Crossroads, Spruce Pine Hollow, Highland Ridge, Forest Park, Bellegrove, Smith Crossroads, Berryville, and New Hope.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Allegany, MD; Washington, MD; Morgan, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov